Peshawar, KPK Weather Forecast: More Rain, Hail, Snowfall Expected

• Rainfall and mountain snowfall occurred in Peshawar and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
• Tuesday may bring further precipitation in hilly areas like Kohistan and Abbottabad.
• The Pakistan Meteorological Department reports westward winds prevailing over western and upper Pakistan.

In Peshawar and other areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, rainfall of different intensities occurred along with mountain snowfall. Experts anticipate this wet weather to persist intermittently from Monday evening through Tuesday.

As per the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), a westward wind pattern dominates the western and upper regions of Pakistan. It is expected to strengthen over the next 12 hours.

Under these conditions, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Shangla, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Buner, Swabi, Mardan, Nowshera, Charsadda, Bajaur, Khyber, Kohat, Kurram, Waziristan, Karak, Bannu, and Dera Ismail Khan are likely to experience intermittent rain, wind, thunderstorms, and snowfall in hilly areas on Monday evening and night. Upper districts may witness moderate to heavy rain or snowfall, with isolated hailstorms also possible during this period.

Tuesday is expected to bring further rain, wind, thunderstorms, and snowfall in hilly areas like Kohistan, Shangla, Abbottabad, and Mansehra. However, the rest of the province is likely to experience cold and dry weather.

Heavy rain or snowfall could lead to road closures in Naran, Kaghan, Dir, Swat, Kalam, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Shangla, Astore, and Hunza from Monday to Tuesday. There is also a possibility of landslides in upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa during this forecast period.

Peshawar is expected to experience minimum temperatures ranging from 8 to 10 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and from 7 to 9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.

During the last 24 hours, parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa experienced rain, wind, thunderstorms, and snowfall in hilly areas.

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Rainfall (mm): Saidu Sharif, Pattan 55, Kalam 52, Dir (Upper 49, Lower 08), Bacha Khan (Airport) 46, Balakot, Malam Jabba 44, Peshawar (City 43, Airport 40), Mardan 41, Mirkhani 40, Cherat 32, Drosh 30, Parachinar 25, Chitral 21, Kakul 17, Bannu 14

Snowfall (inches): Kalam 24, Malamjabba 18, Drosh 02, Chitral, Upper Dir 0.8

Kalam recorded the lowest temperature in the province, dropping 5 degrees Celsius below freezing.

In Peshawar, the minimum temperature was recorded at 10°C, with relative humidity reaching 100% during the morning.